6:30 AM,
Sep. 9, 2013

Written by

Vince Guerrieri
CentralOhio.com

For Cleveland Browns fans, opening day usually represents the last moment of optimism before a cold dose of reality.

This year, fans tell themselves, things will be different. And because the Browns went 3-1 in the preseason and nobody else in the AFC North looked really good, the optimism bordered on delusion, which has become the Browns' stock in trade since their return in 1999.

I can pinpoint the exact moment Browns fans' hopes came crashing to earth: quarterback Brandon Weeden's third interception, which happened in the second quarter of the Browns' 23-10 loss to the Miami Dolphins - the ...